Prix Saint-Alary
Group 2 race | |
Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1960 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Coolmore Stud |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1] |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies[1] |
Weight | 57 kg[1] |
Purse | €250,000 (2022) 1st: €142,850[1] |
2023 | ||
Jannah Rose | Elusive Princess | Crown Princesse |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Above The Curve | Place Du Carrousel | Queen Trezy |
2021 | ||
Incarville | Cirona | Es La Vida |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Air De Rien | Louve Bleue | Qirmazi |
1989 | ||
Behera | Louveterie | Lady in Silver |
1988 | ||
Rivière d'Or | Norland | Resless Kara |
The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 11⁄4 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
History
The event is named after Evremond de Saint-Alary (1868–1941), a successful racehorse owner and breeder. It was established in 1960, and was originally contested on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste). It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.
The Prix Saint-Alary serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de Diane. Twelve fillies have won both races. The first was La Sega in 1962, and the most recent was Laurens in 2018.
In 2024 the race was downgraded to Group Two status by the European Pattern Committee.[2]
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Freddy Head – Tidra (1967), Pistol Packer (1971), Riverqueen (1976), Reine de Saba (1978), Three Troikas (1979), Harbour (1982), Fitnah (1985), Lacovia (1986), Treble (1991)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- André Fabre – Grise Mine (1984), Rosefinch (1992), Intrepidity (1993), Moonlight Dance (1994), Muncie (1995), Luna Wells (1996), Vadawina (2005), Wavering (2011)
Leading owner (8 wins):
- HH Aga Khan IV – Cervinia (1963), Behera (1989), Zainta (1998), Vadawina (2005), Sarafina (2010), Sagawara (2012), Vazira (2014), Siyarafina (2019)
Winners since 1971
Year | Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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1971 | Pistol Packer | Freddie Head | Alec Head | Ghislaine Head | 2:16.40 |
1972 | Prodice | Alfred Gibert | Domingo Perea | Mme A. Bollack | 2:13.20 |
1973 | Dahlia | Bill Pyers | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:10.40 |
1974 | Comtesse de Loir | Jean-Claude Desaint | John Cunnington | George Ohrstrom | 2:05.40 |
1975 | Nobiliary | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:08.20 |
1976 | Riverqueen | Freddie Head | Alec Head | Christian Datessen | 2:07.10 |
1977 | Madelia | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna, Sr. | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:10.70 |
1978 | Reine de Saba | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:12.10 |
1979 | Three Troikas | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Ghislaine Head | 2:04.90 |
1980 | Paranete | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 2:04.80 |
1981 | Tootens | Georges Doleuze | Edouard Bartholomew | Cora Lynch | 2:15.10 |
1982 | Harbour | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Ecurie Åland | 2:20.10 |
1983 | Smuggly | Alain Badel | Olivier Douieb | Edward Seltzer | 2:19.70 |
1984 | Grise Mine | Yves Saint-Martin | André Fabre | Guy de Rothschild | 2:12.20 |
1985 | Fitnah | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Miss H. Al Maktoum | 2:04.70 |
1986 | Lacovia | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 2:06.70 |
1987 | Indian Skimmer | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:10.10 |
1988 | Riviere d'Or | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:05.20 |
1989 | Behera | Alain Lequeux | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.10 |
1990 | Air de Rien | Alain Badel | Myriam Bollack-Badel | Jacques Berès | 2:04.00 |
1991 | Treble | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Edward Stephenson | 2:08.40 |
1992 | Rosefinch | Steve Cauthen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:05.00 |
1993 | Intrepidity | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:04.80 |
1994 | Moonlight Dance | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:08.30 |
1995 | Muncie | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:08.70 |
1996 | Luna Wells | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:13.60 |
1997 | Brilliance | Olivier Peslier | Pascal Bary | Ecurie Skymarc Farm | 2:09.10 |
1998 | Zainta | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:03.20 |
1999 | Cerulean Sky | Sylvain Guillot | Robert Collet | Richard Strauss | 2:06.30 |
2000 | Reve d'Oscar | Alain Badel | Myriam Bollack-Badel | Mrs Guy de Châtelperron | 2:08.00 |
2001 | Nadia | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:08.60 |
2002 | Marotta | Thierry Jarnet | Richard Gibson | Antoinette Oppenheimer | 2:03.00 |
2003 | Fidelite | Olivier Peslier | Criquette Head-Maarek | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:06.30 |
2004 | Ask for the Moon | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | Jean-Pierre Dubois | 2:05.10 |
2005 | Vadawina | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.80 |
2006 | Germance | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | Nelson Radwan | 2:05.10 |
2007 | Coquerelle | Christophe Lemaire | Jean-Claude Rouget | Ecurie des Monceaux | 2:11.10 |
2008 | Belle et Celebre | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aliette Forien | 2:10.00 |
2009 | Stacelita | Christophe Lemaire | Jean-Claude Rouget | Ecurie Monastic | 2:10.66 |
2010 | Sarafina | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:04.10 |
2011 | Wavering | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:05.80 |
2012 | Sagawara | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:04.37 |
2013 | Silasol | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:10.53 |
2014 | Vazira[a] | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:08.45 |
2015 | Queen's Jewel | Maxime Guyon | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:00.87 |
2016 | Jemayel[b] | Grégory Benoist | Jean-Claude Rouget | Al Shaqab Racing | 2:07.93 |
2017 | Sobetsu[b] | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:05.92 |
2018 | Laurens | P. J. McDonald | Karl Burke | John Dance | 2:08.39 |
2019 | Siyarafina | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:06.48 |
2020 | Tawkeel[c] | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:01.62 |
2021 | Incarville | Christophe Soumillon | David Smaga | Gerard Augustin-Normand | 2:10.45 |
2022 | Above The Curve | Ryan Moore | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith / Westerberg | 2:06.25 |
2023 | Jannah Rose | Christophe Soumillon | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Al Shira'aa Farms | 2:08.37 |
2024 | Birthe | Aurelien Lemaitre | Laura Vanska | Alain Jathiere & Mme Christine Guilbert | 2:07.74 |
- ^ We Are finished first in 2014 but was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance, caused by illness.[3]
- ^ a b The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
- ^ The 2020 race was run at Chantilly in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
Earlier winners
- 1960: La Motte
- 1961: Solitude
- 1962: La Sega
- 1963: Cervinia
- 1964: Belle Sicambre
- 1965: Scala
- 1966: Tonnera
- 1967: Tidra
- 1968: no race
- 1969: Saraca
- 1970: Lalika
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Prix Saint-Alary". The French Black Type. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2024 European programme of Flat black type races". British Horseracing Authority. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Head's Are Disqualified". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Saint-Alary.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Saint-Alary.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Saint-Alary (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Saint-Alary – Longchamp.